Translation of "QUI MUSAS STUDIIS, QUI MURIS AUXIT ET ÆDES..."
Maria HutchensonTranslation
Gloss Aedes, -is, f - temple Augeo, augere, auxi, auctus - to increase (augment) Johannenses - men of St. John’s Munus, muneris, n - service, tribute Praeses, praesidis, m/f - guardian Pro + ablative - instead of
N.B. Not all commas follow modern convention and have been adjusted in the enondatio to reflect this.
Enodatio (Latin in English word order) Qui auxit Musas studiis et qui (auxit) aedes muris, Hic situs est: praeses curā, parens amore. Functus est officio praesidi(i)s, quoque functus (est) fato: Et pro gravi munere, habet placidum funus. Johannenses, tolerate fata divi Johannis; Ille perdidit suum caput, ut vos (perdidistis) vestrum (caput).
Translation He who increased the Muses with his studies and a house with walls Is located here: a guardian in care, a parent in love. He performed the office of protection and also fulfilled fate: In place of a grave funeral, he has a peaceful one. Men of St. John’s, endure the fate of St. John; He lost his head, as you yours.
Notes Ralph Hutchinson was one of the translators who worked on the King James Bible. He was also a President of St. John’s College at Oxford and so his bust was placed in the chapel. This inscription appears below it and is attributed to his wife, Maria Hutchinson (also spelled Hutchenson).
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